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Man falls 40 feet down wind turbine
A worker has been rescued after falling 20 feet inside he new Hanover wind turbine Friday morning, the Patriot Ledger reported.
The man was taken to South Shore Hospital. Hanover Fire Chief Jeffrey Blanchard said he's conscious and in stable condition, but didn't identify the worker or give details of his injuries.
The victim is a 53-year-old man. Blanchard said he's not a town employee.
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The accident occurred at about 9 a.m. Friday. Initial reports said he fell 40 feet, but Blanchard said he actually fell from 60 feet inside the turbine tower onto a platform 40 feet off the turbine floor.
The 210-foot-high, cylindrical turbine tower is located next to the town's water treatment plant on Pond Street. Its startup has been delayed for months by problems, so no machinery was operating at the time of the accident.
Blanchard declined to describe the work the man was doing, or whether he was wearing a harness at the time. An investigator from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration was on the scene Friday morning.
Hanover firefighters and police were assisted by a 28-person crew from the Plymouth County Technical Rescue team. Duxbury Fire Chief Kevin Nord, the county rescue team's supervisor, said this is the first wind turbine accident in which the team has been involved.
Hanover firefighters have done rescue training at the new turbine site.
"The space itself is very unique," Nord said. "It's cramped and confined."
The $790,000 turbine was built and tested in India, and was expected to begin generating power to run the treatment plant earlier this year. Its operation has been delayed for months by control system problems and a defective pressure switch.

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The Slytherin Quidditch team is the Quidditch team for the Hogwarts Slytherin house. Each year, they compete for the Quidditch Cup, an award presented to the Hogwarts House team that earns the most points.
Most members, representative of the Slytherin house, are cunning and vicious, while the others are brutish and violent. The Slytherin team's cheers are usually very insulting, like that of Weasley is Our King.
Annual fixturesEdit
- First match: Gryffindor - Slytherin
- First/second weekend in November
- Second match: Ravenclaw - Slytherin
- Third/fourth weekend in February
- Third Match: Hufflepuff - Slytherin
- First/Second weekend in May
18th centuryEdit
Katie Rayknolls was captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1724 to 1728. Vicky Bishopper succeeded Rayknolls until 1732, when Robin Higgy became captain. In 1736, Mark Sommertime succeeded Higgy. Russell Lucky was the next captain, from 1740 to 1744. The following captain was Dan Darker, from 1744 to 1748, and then Jess Lafington, from 1748 to 1752. Kris Kolumbiko followed, until 1756, when David Makehay became captain. The next captain was Mark Overcliff who took up the position in 1760.
From 1940 to 1944 Slytherin were captained by Winky Crockett, until Neil Lament took up the role. In 1948, Andrew Snowyowl became captain and remained so for the rest of the decade.
Snowyowl reamained Slytherin captain up to 1952. Jo King was captain from 1952 to 1956. Rufus Winickus replaced him.
Jody Jacknife was Slytherin captain from 1960 to 1964. Stuart Craggy was captain from 1964 to 1968, follwed by Steve Laughalot.
1970sEditSteve Laughalot remained Slytherin's captain untill 1972. Emma Vanity was captain from 1972 to 1976. Lucinda Talkalot replaced Vanity as captain. Regulus Black played as a Seeker for Slytherin in 1978.
1985 -1986 school yearEdit
Slytherin finished second, third or fourth. Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup.[1]
According to Gryffindor Head of House, Minerva McGonagall, Gryffindor was "flattened" by Slytherin.[2]
- "He didn't catch it, he nearly swallowed it."
- —Marcus Flint protesting Harry Potter's catch of the Snitch.[src]
Marcus Flint was in his fifth year and was Slytherin Captain and a Chaser. Adrian Pucey was also a Chaser. Miles Bletchley was Keeper and Terence Higgs was Seeker.
Their opening game was on a cold November's day against Gryffindor. Both Seekers spotted the Snitch, but as Gryffindor Seeker, Harry Potter honed in on it he was illegally blocked by Marcus Flint. Gryffindor scored the resulting penalty. Flint was struck in the face by a Bludger. Professor Quirrell interfered with Harry's broom, trying to unseat him. Quirrell's attempt was thwarted when a small fire broke out in the stand he was occupying. After regaining control of his broom, Harry caught the Snitch by almost swallowing it. Flint protested to referee, Madam Hooch, but she judged it fair, so Slytherin were defeated 170-60.[3]
The outcomes of their matches against Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are not known.
In the beginning of the school year, Draco Malfoy's father Lucius Malfoy bought the entire Slytherin Quidditch team Nimbus 2001s. As a result of his family's generous donation, Draco replaced Terence Higgs as Seeker.
Despite their superior brooms, Slytherin lost their first match of the season against Gryffindor. During the rainy Slytherin versus Gryffindor match, the Slytherin Chasers were dominant, taking a 60-0 lead at one point. Harry Potter was relentlessly pursued by a rogue Bludger so Oliver Wood called for a time-out. However, Harry agreed to play on, telling the Weasley twins to stop flying around him so he could pursue the Snitch. When the action resumed Harry was struck on the elbow by a Bludger, which broke his right arm. Despite this, when he spotted the Snitch he was able to chase after it and grasp it in his left hand, winning the match for Gryffindor.
Unfortunately the Quidditch Cup was completetely cancelled due to attacks on Muggle-born students before the Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff match, so Slytherin did not get to play against either Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw.
Slytherin's captain was still Marcus Flint. His fellow Chasers were Montague and Warrington. Derrick and Bole were Slytherin's Beaters, Draco Malfoy was Seeker whilst Miles Bletchley kept his place as Keeper. Lee Jordan commented that the captain "seems to be going for size rather than skill" in the lineup.
The Slytherin versus Gryffindor match was re-scheduled as Flint claimed his Seeker, Malfoy had an injured arm, so the first match was Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff.
Slytherin narrowly defeated Ravenclaw, a week after the start of term after the Christmas break.[4]
When Harry spotted the Snitch for the third time, Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Flint walked onto the pitch, dressed as Dementors. Earlier in the year, the match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff was interrupted by real Dementors, despite Professor Dumbledore's claim that they would not interrupt regular Hogwarts activities during their search for Azkaban escapee Sirius Black. Harry cast a Patronus at them and then caught the Snitch, giving Gryffindor victory.[5]
On the first Sunday after the Easter holidays Gryffindor played Slytherin. Slytherin were leading the Championship by 200 points, meaning Gryffindor needed to win the match by 210 points to claim the Quidditch Cup. Gryffindor's Angelina Johnson scored first. Then Flint crashed into her, so Fred Weasley threw his bat at the back of Flint's head which smashed into his broom handle, bloodying his nose. Penalties were given to each side. Alicia Spinnet scored and Gryffindor Keeper Oliver Wood saved. Katie Bell scored another penalty after Montague grabbed her head. Flint then scored for Slytherin. Bole hit Spinnet with his club and George Weasley elbowed him in the face, resulting in two more penalties. Oliver Wood saved again and Gryffindor scored. A goal from Katie Bell made the score 50-10. Bole and Derrick winded Wood with two Bludgers to the stomach. Johnson scored the resulting penalty, and Gryffindor moved into a 70-10 lead when Alicia Spinnet scored. As Harry Potter chased the Snitch, Draco Malfoy grabbed his Firebolt. Alicia then missed a penalty and Montague scored for Slytherin. After Johnson scored to make it 80-20, Malfoy plummeted towards the Snitch. Harry pursued him and took both hands off his broom to reach out and capture the Snitch, winning the Quidditch Cup for Gryffindor .[6]
Slytherin must have defeated Hufflepuff to go into the last game leading the championship by 200 points[7], considering they only narrowly defeated Ravenclaw.[8]
The Quidditch Cup was cancelled this year due to the Triwizard Tournament being held at Hogwarts, much to the astonishment of many students. The announcement was made by Albus Dumbledore, headmaster at the time.
- "Weasley cannot save a thing,
He cannot block a single ring,
That's why Slytherins all sing:
Weasley is our King."
- —Slytherins, commenting on Ron Weasley's Keeper abilities.[src]
Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle replaced Derrick and Bole as the beaters on the 1995-1996 team. Slytherin lost their match against Gryffindor and narrowly lost to Hufflepuff. The outcome of Slytherin's match against Ravenclaw is unknown.
Although Dolores Umbridge, via her position of High Inquisitor, decided to ban all unapproved teams, she immediately gave the Slytherin Quidditch team approval to play. Meanwhile, Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall had to plea with Professor Umbridge to allow the Gryffindor team to play.
Slytherin songEdit
Weasley cannot save a thing
He cannot block a single ring
That's why Slytherins all sing:
Weasley is our king
Weasley was born in a bin
He always lets the Quaffle in
Weasley will make sure we win
Weasley is our king
Weasley is our king
Weasley is our king
He always let's the Quaffle in
Weasley is our king
- "Weasley can save anything,
He never leaves a single ring,
That's why Gryffindors all sing:
Weasley is our King."
- —Gryffindors commenting on Ron Weasley's Keeper abilities.[src]
Vaisey replaced Adrain Pucey as a Chaser the 1996–1997 school year, Urquhart replaced Montague as both a Chaser and Captain. During their match against Gryffindor, Vaisey was not able to play due to a Bludger hitting his head during practice. Draco Malfoy refused to play due to more important matters and escaped his obligations by feigning illness, and Harper took his place as Seeker; this intrigued Harry, as previously Draco suffered minor injuries yet ensured the entire match was postponed until the weather changes for the better; he would continue to refuse to play Quidditch for the rest of the school year. They lost against Gryffindor. The outcomes of Slytherin's matches against Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw are unknown.
It is unknown whether or not the Quidditch Cup was played during this year. If it was, Draco Malfoy would not have remained a Seeker, due to his involvement with the Death Eaters.
Uniforms and equipmentEdit
The Slytherin Quidditch team's uniforms are green and silver, representing their house colours. The uniform was described as robes in the books, however, in the recent movies, players were shown wearing separate garments instead.
For Beaters, they also carry small black clubs (similar to cricket bats) to help them ward off Bludgers during matches. The Keeper wears gloves.
Safety featuresEdit
Generally, only protective arm-length gloves and knee-pads are used. In stormy conditions, some players wear goggles. However, the Keeper may wear shoulder-pads, chest armour and a helmet.
Members of Slytherin teamEdit
- Winky Crockett (Captain, unknown position) (1940 - 1944)
- Neil Lament (Captain, unknown position) (1944 - 1948)
- Andrew Snowyowl (Captain, unknown position) (1948 - 1952)
- Jo King (Captain, unknown position) (1952 - 1956)
- Rufus Winickus (Captain, unknown position) (1956 - 1960)
- Jody Jacknife (Captain, unknown position) (1960 - 1964)
- Stuart Craggy (Captain, unknown position) (1964 - 1968)
- Steve Laughalot (Captain, unknown position) (1968 - 1972)
- Emma Vanity (Captain, unknown position) (1972 - 1976)
- Lucinda Talkalot (Captain, unknown position) (1976)
- Regulus Black (Seeker) (1970s)
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|23px Marcus Flint (Captain)
|Crick Shabes
|23px Adrian Pucey
|25px Unidentified Beater
|Unidentified Beater
|35px Miles Bletchley
|35px Terence Higgs
|20px Team Slytherin
|23px Marcus Flint (Captain)
|23px Adrian Pucey
|35px Miles Bletchley
|23px Draco Malfoy
|20px Team Slytherin
|23px Marcus Flint (Captain)
|Graham Montague
|C. Warrington
|Peregrine Derrick
|Lucian Bole
|35px Miles Bletchley
|23px Draco Malfoy
|20px Team Slytherin
|Graham Montague (Captain)
|Adrian Pucey
|C. Warrington
|23px Vincent Crabbe
|27px Gregory Goyle
|35px Miles Bletchley
|23px Draco Malfoy
|20px Team Slytherin
|Urquhart (Captain)
|27px Vaisey
|23px Blaise Zabini
|23px Vincent Crabbe
|27px Gregory Goyle
|Unidentified Keeper
|23px Draco Malfoy
|30px Harper (Seeker)
Behind the scenesEdit
- In the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Miles Bletchley was portrayed as a girl.
- In the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Blaise Zabini is shown as a Chaser for the Slytherin Quidditch team.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Pottermore (Seen briefly in background.)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"(Chapter 7, "Mudbloods and Murmurs")
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Ch. 9, "The Midnight Duel"
- ↑ "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"(Chapter 11, "Quidditch")
- ↑ "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"(Chapter 12, "The Patronus")
- ↑ "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"(Chapter 13, "Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw")
- ↑ "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"(Chapter 15, "The Quidditch Final")
- ↑ "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"(Chapter 15, "The Quidditch Final")
- ↑ "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"(Chapter 12, "The Patronus")


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Collection of Poems by Richard Harvey
Copyright © 2006 Richard Harvey
My name is Richard Harvey. In April of 2005, I was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer called Xanthoastrocytoma in my right temporal lobe. My medical treatments have included brain surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. I have also worked with an acupuncturist/Chinese medicine doctor. Much of my time and thought process since my initial diagnosis has been focused on living each day to the fullest and focusing on the positive outcomes I want in my healing and my life. Through the course of my continuing treatments, my residual tumor area has continued to shrink.
Recently I have been enjoying creative writing and participating in a Wellness Community survivor group and a Simonton-based support group/class called Beat the Odds. I recommend these types of support groups to anyone who is surviving after a cancer diagnosis or supporting a survivor.
Words of advice: Never give up! Ask and you might just get what you want. To loosely quote Mark Twain; "There are three kinds of lies. Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics." Miracles happen every day.
These are some of the poems I have written on my journey...
Calming the Cyclone
Manifested Best
Dime On!
Cancer gets served
My Muse
Excellent Day
Just Right
Richard's complete poetry collection is available in a book entitled "Lemons to Lemonade." It can be purchased at this site: www.lemons-to-lemonade.com


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Sprinkle an Experienced Mama-to-Be With a Unique Shower
Here we go again! When a mama-to-be is expecting her second, third, or fourth shower, she doesn't always feel comfortable asking friends and family to shower her with gifts. That said, she could likely use a little updating in the baby gear department. That's where the sprinkle comes in. Adding a few key items to a repeat mama's arsenal will prepare for her latest arrival. This sprinkle, designed by the talented ladies at Anders Ruff, was inspired by the colors in the Restoration Hardware catalog and featured adorable touches throughout. Check it out!
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BOS to consider grass ordinance
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors has requested an ordinance that would require unkempt grass at unoccupied dwellings in the urban ring to be cut. A draft of the ordinance goes to the Board September 2, according to Amelia McCulley in zoning. Supe Sally Thomas says she doesn't favor an ordinance, but Dennis Rooker says he's gotten complaints about overgrown grass and the varmints that take up residence at abandoned properties at locations like East Rio Road and entrance corridors. (The uncut grass photographed at University Grille is in the city, which has its own mow law.)
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Whomever owns them, I wish they'd keep up the yards, or bulldoze the houses, remove the rubble, and let the site go back to nature.
Well, Bob, IMHO the worst eyesore is the property I am speaking of. Looks like Dunlora South LLC needs to step up the plate and do something. Or if Albemarle County, DEA, or whoever is leasing the property for a cop SWAT training facility, maybe they need to do some groundskeeping?
A friend of mine lives a few doors away. He was always speaking of making a fortune on his property when VDOT would finally buy his home to put a new highway cloverleaf in. This puzzles me now. Was the cloverleaf moved more in a westerly direction at some point? It looks like the Tech Center and several churches are going to be right in the middle of whatever they are building. I can hardly wait to see the finished product.
I don't see how all of that is going to coexist together in such a small area of Rio Road. Major traffic intersection, churches, Tech Center, and you're right, the entrance road to Belvedere. And of course the entrance to Dunlora is right there too. I hope they have some magic up their sleeves. :)
I don't know why all those houses on Rio Road are empty and boarded up. But I do know they've been empty and boarded up for many years. So if someone has/had some sort of plan for keeping them empty and boarded up- they should at least keep them from being an eyesore.
The old white house that sits 300 or 400 hundred feet behind the large brick house?
If so, and come to think of it, I was also told recently that the large brick house boarded up on the large lot is now used by law enforcement as a SWAT type training facility. It used to belong to O'Neill Smith, and then of course his widow when he passed away? I assume the children inherited it after both of them had passed away. And VDOT might have bought if from the children?
Some people claim it's a major traffic hazard now when SWAT is in training, because of all the rubbernecking from motorists when they see cop cars parked there. I don't recall seeing a bunch of cop cars there but maybe once in the last 12 months myself. It wasn't a traffic hazard so to speak, but traffic had slowed to a crawl with everybody looking to see what was going on.
Bob, I think they now belong to VDOT. They were purchased many years ago for the road expansion that never took place. Something about a cloverleaf interchange needed the land.
If this is correct, VDOT should maintain the lawns.
One of those houses came down, the white barn style house with the black roof. There's just a backhoe sitting in the yard now. Maybe the other two will follow and they'll just go back to nature.
Is that the house that has the tarps hung up all over the yard? I've definitely rubbernecked it a time or two, and never made an ounce of sense of what's happening.
The white house I'm talking about was on the right side of the road if you're heading downtown and was very visible from the road. The house you're talking about would be on the left, no?
Vdot does not own them. The county of albemarle does and all the abandoned houses on E rio road used to be crack houses. My cousin is a DEA agent. They cleared all them and made the county buy them and then swat uses the brick and the white one for training. The ones on the right are all to be domolished before next year. I've noticed a few already have. Vdot does not own them and there's not going to be any cloverleaf interchange. The only new interchange to be built is at mcintire and 250. The tarps hung are for security while they're training. They're supposed to park the swat vans and all that behind them so they're not visible but that never happens. I think my cousin told me they were going to buy the land and build a facility there but idk about that.
Boy, I just don't get some people-- "varmints?" They're animals, and they're not hurting any of the idiotic homeowners around there.
Seriously, when you see a possum or wood rat, you don't have to call the county. I would, however, appreciate your sending out an alarm if you see any AIG executives headed in that direction so I have time to grab my shotgun.
quote: "Vdot does not own them. The county of albemarle does and all the abandoned houses on E rio road used to be crack houses. My cousin is a DEA agent. They cleared all them and made the county buy them and then swat uses the brick and the white one for training."
Who told you that foolishness? Your DEA cousin?
The property used by the cop SWAT team, where Mr. and Mrs. O'neill Smith & family lived a few decades ago, is 787 East Rio Road. It is 8+ acres. The secondary address for the house behind it is 789. One of their sons, Roland Smith,lived there.
I thought VDOT had bought it, but it is currently owned by Dunlora South LLC according to the Albemarle County tax records.
OK, it you're on Rio Road and heading towards town, you have just passed the Technical Education Center on the right, go thru a curve to the right and another curve to the left.... it's the 2 story large brick home on the left. All the windows and doors are boarded up. There was a white house behind it that one of the Smith sons used to live in.
I have never noticed the tarps hung out in the yard. They could be there, but I have never noticed.
The tech center, Several Churches, AND the currently stalled Belvedere Development.
Another grand case of poor local highway traffic planning. Rio Road and 29 all over, but with a lot less space. And no opportunity for future road widening (not that that solved anything in the first place- but since that was the BoS solution for the problem in that corridor for such a long time).
Leaving aside the aesthetics issue of unmowed areas, what I found upsetting was the reference to "varmints." I like that these areas are providing habitat for wildlife. In fact, I wish there was a lot less mowing being done in areas where there is no need to. Out on Pantops there are large field areas, no structures nearby, but yet they are mowed to golf course height. No sense in that, wildlife habitat destroyed and more fuel wasted , more hydrocarbon pollution. I have often thought that one advantage of higher gas prices might be it would discourage people from having those huge,ecologically useless lawns.
Unfortunately, the "varmints " we have to worry about around here are mostly of the two-legged variety.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio — In last week's clash against conference foes the Houston Dynamo, Columbus Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum was a late scratch due to a nagging shoulder injury that began weeks earlier.
Gruenebaum is again listed as questionable for Columbus' Saturday match against the New York Red Bulls (7:30 pm ET, MLS LIVE), and backup 'keeper Matt Lampson said that he had "no clue" whether he would be playing over the weekend.
But on Thursday, Crew head coach Robert Warzycha revealed to MLSsoccer.com that Gruenebaum would miss his second match in a row, giving the 23-year-old Lampson another start.
Warzycha said that the team's loss in Houston does not make him any less confident in Lampson's abilities.
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"We gave up three goals last week, but that's not his fault. He's a good goalkeeper, and at this point he's the best we have," he said. "He's learning and getting better, and obviously he needs some confidence. But he's very strong mentally, so I'm sure he's going to play well."
The likely spot in the starting lineup will be Lampson's third of the season, and the Ohio State product feels that the experience is crucial to his development.
"My goal is to be the future goalkeeper of this team for quite a few years to come, and these games are invaluable to me to get consistent play at this level and constantly be learning," he said.
While the team gave up three goals in Saturday's loss to Houston, Lampson's other start was a shutout victory over Portland in July, and the young 'keeper says that he hopes to show his worth in his few starting opportunities.
"I'm trying to make the saves that I should make and make the big saves to keep the team in the game that you need to," Lampson said. "I'm hoping that the coaching staff and the fans have seen enough that they'd be happy and confident enough in me to take over whenever that time may come."
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The PAL Center is open.
From basketball to gardening, our programs offer police officers and PAL youth a chance to connect and have a positive influence on one another. Officers serve as volunteer coaches and mentors to our community's youth. Additionally, older PAL youth play on sports teams with police officers, competing with them, learning from them and fostering meaningful relationships.
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A Supreme Court decision is expected within the next week on challenges to the 2010 federal health law. Parts of the law have already been implemented but the bulk of it won't take effect until 2014.
Here's a look at some of the key provisions of the law that apply to consumers and are already in place:
- Health plans can't cancel coverage once you get sick -- a practice known as "rescission" -- unless you committed fraud when you applied for coverage.
- Children with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage (this will apply to adults in 2014).
- Insurers will have to provide rebates to consumers if they spend less than 80 to 85 percent of premium dollars on medical care.
- If you are older than 65, the law is narrowing a gap in the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan known as the "doughnut hole." That's when seniors who have paid a certain initial amount in prescription costs have to pay for all of their drug costs until they spend a total of $4,700 for the year. Then the plan coverage begins again. That coverage gap will be closed entirely by 2020. Seniors will still be responsible for 25 percent of their prescription drug costs.
- The law also has expanded Medicare's coverage of preventive services, such as screenings for colon, prostate and breast cancer, which are now free to beneficiaries. Medicare will also pay for an annual wellness visit to the doctor.
- If you are covered under a private Medicare Advantage plan, however, the law is cutting payments to some of those plans, and critics say that could mean the private plans may not offer many extra benefits that you may have previously enjoyed, such as free eyeglasses, hearing aids and gym memberships that they now provide.
These provisions are slated to take effect in 2014, if the law survives the high court's review:
- Most people would be required to have health insurance starting in 2014 or pay a fine. That penalty for individuals would start at $95 or up to 1 percent of income and grow in later years. For families it would start at $2,085 or 2.5 percent of household income.
- For low-income consumers, Medicaid, the state-federal program for the poor and disabled, would be expanded. If you have an income at or lower than 133 percent of the federal poverty level, which based on current poverty guidelines would be $14,856 for an individual or $30,656 for a family of four, you would be eligible.
- If you don't qualify for Medicaid but still can't afford insurance, you might be eligible for government subsidies. These premium subsidies will be available for individuals and families with incomes between 133 percent and 400 percent of the poverty level, or $14,856 to $44,680 for individuals and $30,656 to $92,200 for a family of four (based on current poverty guidelines). The subsidies would be used to help pay for private insurance sold in the state-based insurance marketplaces, called exchanges, slated to begin operation in 2014.
- Applicants cannot be rejected for insurance because of health status once the exchanges are operating in 2014.
Millions of Americans may still go without health insurance
Health care spending eases up -- but may not last
Catholic hospitals reject birth control compromise
© 2012 This information was reprinted with permission from KHN. Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent program of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan health policy research and communication organization not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.


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Date: 1845-1855
Albert D. Searl used this equipment to survey Kansas Territory town sites in 1854. Lawrence was surveyed on Sept. 25th and Topeka on Dec. 20th. Searl's efforts to set town limits for free-staters in Lawrence were met with violence from pro-slavery forces nearby. Searl would later survey Manhattan, Osawatomie, Burlington, & El Dorado.
Keywords: Border ruffians; Burlington, Kansas Territory; Coffey County, Kansas Territory; Douglas County, Kansas Territory; Free state; Free state cause; Lawrence, Kansas Territory; Manhattan, Kansas Territory; Miami County, Kansas (see also Lykins County, Kansas Territory); Objects; Osawatomie, Kansas Territory; Riley County, Kansas Territory; Searl, Albert D.; Skirmishing; Surveyors; Topeka, Kansas; Topeka, Kansas Territory; Violence
Account Book for the Topeka Association
Authors: Crane, Franklin L.
Date: April 23, 1855 - December 1, 1857
Franklin L. Crane was elected chairman of the board of trustees of the Topeka Association in 1856. These pages contain the association's financial accounts as well as an ongoing narrative about town association business. It describes sales and trades of lots, efforts to start businesses and cultural institutions, and the names of people involved in Topeka's early history. Interspersed throughout these accounts of association business are brief mentions of Franklin Crane's personal affairs. Select pages have been chosen from this volume.
Keywords: Account books; Burgess, H. B.; Business; Business enterprises; Businessmen; Dickey, Milton C.; Election, Territorial Legislature, March 1855; Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900; Land speculation; Oakley, Walter; Railroads design and construction; Schools; Shawnee County, Kansas Territory; St. Joseph, Missouri; Surveyors; Tecumseh, Kansas Territory; Topeka Association; Topeka bridge; Topeka, Kansas Territory; Town associations; Town development; Town lots; Willits, Jacob; Zimmerman, Israel
John Brown Surveyor's Compass
Authors: No authors specified.
Date: 1855
While in Kansas John Brown was employed as a surveyor, an occupation which allowed him to move around freely to locate and observe proslavery camps. This compass was made by Phelps and Gurley of Troy, New York.
Keywords: Brown, John, 1800-1859; Free state cause; Free state supporters; New York; Objects; Phelps and Gurley; Surveyors
Painting, Directing John Brown to the Free State Camp
Authors: Reader, Samuel James
Date: August 3, 1856
Painting of John Brown being led to a Free State camp by Samuel Reader. John Brown disguised himself as a surveyor to monitor the activites of proslavery forces in the Kansas Territory. Here, the artist depicts himself leading Brown to a camp on Pony Creek in Brown County on August 3, 1856.
Keywords: Art; Artist; Brown County, Kansas Territory; Brown, John, 1800-1859; Free state; Free state activities; Objects; Reader, Samuel James; Surveyors
Letter, James Hanway to R. J. Hinton
Authors: Hanway, James
Date: December 5, 1859
In response to the Redpath/Hinton notice in the Lawrence Republican, Hanway wrote from his home in Shermansville, Franklin County, to share his story about "our friend John Brown," and he hoped their efforts would convey to all Brown's "the character" and "motives" and "place him in his true light before the world." Hanway highlights the attempted "rescue of Lawrence" in May 1856; the subsequent "'Tragedy'" on Pottawatomie Creek, about which Brown personal told Hanaway, "it was a just act, to take the lives of those 5 pro-slave ruffians"; how John Brown was a surveyor who used his profession to gather intellegence among proslavery settlers; the fact, according to Hanway, that the Doyles and others were actively engaged in efforts to run free state settlers out of the area; and specifically denies the story that Frederick Brown was "insane."
Keywords: Abolitionists; Border ruffians; Brown, Frederick; Brown, John, 1800-1859; Free state cause; Hanway, James; Hinton, Richard Josiah; Lawrence Republican; Lawrence, Kansas Territory; Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas Territory; Pottawatomie Massacre, May 1856; Proslavery settlers; Redpath, James, 1833-1891; Sack of Lawrence, May 1856; Shermansville, Kansas Territory; Slave power; Surveyors
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This is the view of Energia Eolica de Honduras (EEH) director Evelyn Nunez. She was speaking as EEH, which belongs to larger Honduran energy group Mesoamerica, began the expansion of Cerro de Hula, billed "Central America's largest wind project".
Additionally, Nunez revealed three other firms including France's X Wind and local energy firms Grupo Terra and Vientos de la Pena are in the early stages of planning wind projects in the country.
However, observers said these were likely to be in the 20-30MW range. X Wind, Grupo Terra and Vientos de la Pena were unable to comment.
Nunez said Honduras is making strides toward developing a renewables programme but the government still lacks "a clear plan". Also, red tape and political volatility makes it difficult to secure authorisation for projects.
However, observers say Honduras has great potential for the development of wind, solar and other renewable technologies.
Speaking about the Cerro de Hula project, Nunez said: "The area's winds are very strong and the park is very close to the power grid and right next to the Panamericana highway [which crosses Central America]."


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Premiere Pro lets you load sequences into the Source monitor, and edit them in the Timeline panel keeping the original source clips on all tracks intact. This way, the sequence doesn't become a single nested sequence clip. You can now use segments of other sequences containing individual source clips, edit points, transitions, and effects, much like copy/paste.
Video tutorial: Edit sequences in the Source monitor into other sequences
Use the Nest Source Sequence toggle option in the Source Indicator context menu to control how source sequences are edited into the current sequence. Toggle the option off to edit source sequences into the current sequence with individual clips on multiple tracks, edit points, and transitions. This type of editing resembles a copy/paste operation. Toggle the option on to edit source sequences into the current sequence as a nested sequence clip.
Because sequences can contain multiple video tracks, the source indicators in the Timeline's track headers now display all source tracks, including multiple video tracks. You can choose the video tracks to edit into the timeline when you load a sequence into the Source monitor.
Tracks, even if empty, in the source sequence are available as source tracks in the patch bay when the sequence is loaded in the Source monitor. In addition, editing an empty segment from the source sequence into another sequence doesn't affect the target sequence.
Here is an example of a sequence containing three video tracks and four audio tracks loaded into the Source monitor. The source tracks are visible in the Timeline's source indicator column (far left).
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DETROIT (Reuters) - Fisker Automotive, the struggling, government-backed hybrid sports car maker, terminated most of its rank-and-file employees on Friday, in a last-ditch effort to conserve cash and stave off a potential bankruptcy filing, sources said.
In a statement, Fisker confirmed that it let go about 75 percent of its workforce. The automaker said it was "a necessary strategic step in our efforts to maximize the value of Fisker's core assets."
A Fisker representative could not immediately answer questions on the company's financial position. In the past, the automaker has declined to comment on the possibility of bankruptcy.
Fisker, which raised $1.2 billion from investors and tapped nearly $200 million in government loans, has "at least" $30 million in cash, plus $15 million due after settling a claim this week with bankrupt battery maker A123 Systems Inc AONEQ.PK, according to a source familiar with the company's finances.
About 160 employees were terminated at a Friday morning meeting at Fisker's Anaheim, California, headquarters, according to a second source who attended the meeting. They were told that the company could not afford to give them severance payments.
Fisker asked 53 senior managers and executives to stay on board, primarily to pursue buyers for the company's assets, the source said. The remaining Fisker executives also are continuing negotiations with the U.S. Department of Energy.
The company hopes to renegotiate a DOE loan payment of about $10 million that is due on April 22, the source familiar with Fisker's finances said.
Fisker last week hired law firm Kirkland & Ellis to advise on a possible bankruptcy filing, while executives continue their search for a strategic investor.
The company, which makes the $100,000-plus Karma plug-in hybrid, has not produced a car since July and is seeking a financial backer to help finish the development of a second plug-in hybrid, the Atlantic, and produce it at a Delaware plant.
Fisker has faced many challenges over the past month, including the abrupt resignation in March of its founder, Henrik Fisker, over "several major disagreements" with top management.
Its efforts to find an investor in China also stalled. The company had been in talks with Chinese automakers Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd 0489.HK and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group GEELY.UL to gauge interest in acquiring a majority stake.
Both Geely and Dongfeng balked at the terms of Fisker's loan agreement with the DOE. Fisker's chief executive, Tony Posawatz, visited China to try to rekindle those deals, sources said.
Fisker, founded in 2007, has the backing of Ray Lane, a managing partner at venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers who is also a Fisker director.
In 2009, the DOE awarded Fisker a $529 million loan as part of an Obama administration program to finance advanced vehicle development. Fisker used $193 million of the loan and earmarked the bulk of the funding for the Atlantic.
The Karma quickly won accolades for its styling and cachet with celebrities, including pop star Justin Bieber and actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who is also an investor in the company.
But the DOE froze its credit line partly due to Fisker's delays in launching the Karma. The last payment from the DOE came in May 2011, government records show.
The resulting cash crunch made it tough for Fisker to meet what Posawatz described last year as an "overly ambitious and aggressive" business plan.
Fisker has been flagging its interest in a strategic partner since at least April 2012, when then-CEO Tom LaSorda unveiled a concept version of the Atlantic at the New York auto show. LaSorda later left the company and was succeeded by Posawatz.
Sources said this week that Fisker now is open to selling off pieces of the company, including intellectual property rights for its plug-in electric hybrid technology.
Additional reporting by Paul Lienert in Detroit; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe and Matthew Lewis
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Ritual embraces Societe with a four-course dinner
North Park eatery hosts beer-pairing dinner with didactic Kearny Mesa brewery
Since opening in 2007, Ritual Tavern has been known for its farm-to-table values and - like many of its sister restaurants lining North Park's 30th Street corridor - carefully selected taps and bottles of craft beers.
In August 2012, Kyle Bergman, former sous chef at The Lodge at Torrey Pines and guiding force behind their much-celebrated beer-pairing dinners, became executive chef of Ritual Tavern.
In response to his move at that time, Bergman had promised a menu of "reasonably-priced, beer-centric, completely handmade cuisine of the highest standard" while Ritual said they would "bring renewed focus to whole-animal cookery and organic urban gardening on site."
If you haven't been to Ritual Tavern since Bergman's takeover, Thursday, April 11 would be a great time to give the candle-lit tavern another try.
Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m. specifically, when Ritual Tavern (4095 30th Street) will host its first Societe Brewing Company beer-pairing dinner.
A new favorite among beer afficianados everywhere (yours truly included), San Diego-based Societe Brewing Company was founded in 2011 by Travis Smith (of Russian River Brewing Company and The Bruery) and Doug Constantiner (The Bruery).
Societe's standout character is no surprise coming from the waters of Russian River. There's a thoughtfulness there; there's something different and delightful coming out of Societe's taps.
Their focus is on IPA's (which seems to be a must for any San Diego-based brew co.), Belgian-inspired brews, and wine barrel-aged sours.
Each of this dinner's four courses will be paired with one of Societe Brewing's beers.
The menu is as follows:
Smoked Young Asparagus Tips and 'bacon' fava bean panacotta paired with The Butcher - a 9.8% ABV Russian Imperial Stout heavy on the chocolate, espresso and roasted malt flavors.
Grilled Halibut Hot Pot, sous vide artichokes & spring onioins, saffron pork broth, carrot noodles served with The Harlot - a 6.5% ABV Belgian Pale Ale with notes of citrus, floral and pepper hops.
Roman Style Roasted Duck Breast, grilled nectarines with mustard greens & cauliflower mousse paired with The Debutante - a 6.8% ABV Belgian Pale Ale with "loads of fruit, mainly apricot... with a bready peppery finish, as described by Taphunter.com"
Apricot Gelato and Lemon Shortbread served with The Madame, a complex Belgian Golden Strong Ale with a 9.2% ABV (my personal favorite).
The cost for this beer-pairing dinner extravaganza is $65 per person, not including tax and gratuity.
RSVP by calling 619-283-1618 or by emailing [email protected]
More like this:
- Local coffee beers, blondes, creams, wheats, Germans, and Belgians — Oct. 28, 2015
- Happy New Beer: 2012's Best Breweries — Dec. 26, 2012
- San Diego Beer Week: Day Seven — Oct. 30, 2012
- The Five Chef Societe — Sept. 13, 2012
- A Week of Ritualistic Celebration in North Park — Sept. 7, 2011
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Hi, I am doing research on what tools can make TDDier's lives easier.
If you are a developer who practices "test driven development" (TDD) please answer the following questions.
Thanks a lot!
Please specify which of the following statements are true when you are modifying existing unfamiliar code or extending it with new functionality in a TDD project:
Please use a number from 1 to 5 where 1 is never and 5 is always.
Example: I read tests to understand the program : 2
1- I read tests to understand the program:
2- I run tests and trace them to understand the program:
3- I change the program code and then change and augment all the broken tests:
4- Before I make any changes to the code, I first discover and make changes to tests that are relevant to the functionality of interest and then make the changes to the code to pass them:
5- I do not try to find the relevant tests. Instead, I write a set of new tests from scratch and then make changes to the code to pass them. Then I fix any other broken tests later:
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Advances in quantum engineering and material science are enabling new approaches for building systems that behave quantum mechanically on long time scales and large length scales. I will discuss how microwave and optical technologies in particular are leading to new domains of many-body physics, both classical and quantum, using photons and phonons as the constituent particles. Furthermore, I will highlight practical consequences of these advances, including improved force and acceleration sensing, efficient signal transduction, and topologically robust photonic circuits. Finally, I will consider how such large quantum systems may help us measure and constrain theories of quantum gravity and gravity-induced decoherence.


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